Dramatize

/ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/

Synonyms for "dramatize" (133 found)

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Closest matches (27)

act a partaffectassumebe a gasbe a hitbetokenbillbombbrandishbreathebring forthbring forwardbring into viewbring outbring to noticecounterfeitdangledemonstratedevelopdisclose
Verb(7 words)

Strong matches (40)

Related words (66)

make a hitmake a show ofmake clearmake out likemake plainmanifestmaterializemeanmelodramatizemountopenopen a showoveractoverdooverplayoverstateparadeperformpile it onplay
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play a partplay a sceneplay upplayactpremierepresentpretendpreviewproduceput onput on airsrepresentrevealroll outscenarizeset forthset the stageshamshowshow forthsimulatesplashspotlightstagestarsucceedtheatricalizetokentrot outtry outtug the heartstringsunfoldwavewear
Noun(5 words)
retell as playretellingrole playrole-playto physicalize

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overdramatizeoveremphasizescreen adaptationstage adaptation

Collocations

5 entries
dramatic effectfilm adaptationoverdramatic portrayalscreen adaptationstage adaptation

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Don't dramatize. Everything's fine.

Source: tatoeba (4160591)

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

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Stunning images and instructive simulations are included in the lecture and help dramatize the ways in which this space telescope is revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos.

Source: tatoeba (12009076)

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